Thomas Procter, Trafalgar Hotel, Scarborough

[Spidermonkey]

Wondering if he left her, then, looking at the latest post! About to sit and study what you have sent. 

Well, there is a Thomas Procter working as a servant for Edith Mary Hewison in Scarborough who would fit with your Thomas Procter.  Perhaps he was just working away from home.

[JJen]

This could be Thomas on the 1911 (age slightly out  )  -

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7PF-TJ1

JJ

Edit -
I see we have similar thoughts Spidermonkey 

[Spidermonkey]

Death of Mary Jane -

Mary J Procter
Date of Registration - Mar 1921
Age at Death - 66
Scarborough
Vol 9d Page 481

JJ

Probate index gives her address as Queens Head Hotel, Queen St, Scarborough.  Administration given to Thomas Procter, hotel proprietor.

[Spidermonkey]

Did Thomas die in 1940?  Probate index gives a possible death for a Thomas Procter of the Trafalgar Inn, Trafalgar St, West Scarborough.  Co-ordinating this with the death index, puts this Thomas as being 87 thus born in 1853

[Tepe]

Thank you. All completely new information for me. You are breathing life into these people for me. If I try to research my mother, Hannah Procter, formerly Wilkinson, where do I start? Like my grandfather, I am Thomas. Again, thank you. TP

[Tepe]

PS. Working from the earlier dates you sent, My Grandfather was indeed 87 when he died .. and it pointed to 1840.  I have few memories of him given I was 12 at his death. That is a bit surprising. Thanks.

[Spidermonkey]

You could start with her marriage.  A good (free!) resource is www.freebmd.org.uk  where you can search the indexes for births, marriages and deaths from the time of registration in 1837, up to relatively recently.

The freebmd search page http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl gives you a variety of options to fill in/leave blank depending on how much you know.

Why don't you have a go at trying to find her marriage, and then we can see how far back we can take her line too.

[Tepe]

Thanks, again. What a way to spend Easter!  Exciting, though. YP

[Spidermonkey]

It is really exciting!!  (welcome to the club  )